LEVEL, now an autonomous carrier within IAG after securing its AOC in December 2024, began operating under its own IATA code "LL" on 1 Dec 2025. The airline launched a Barcelona–New York inaugural flight, was cleared for Argentina, Chile and US services, and holds 16% of Barcelona El Prat's long‑haul market.
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LEVEL's operational independence — AOC secured in Dec 2024 and LL‑coded services starting 1 Dec 2025 — gives the carrier direct control of capacity and commercial decisions on transatlantic and South American routes; it was cleared for Argentina, Chile and the US and holds a 16% long‑haul share at BCN. See recent reporting on Qatar Airways' network links via codeshares with LEVEL: https://hype.aero/?story=931a29ab-2892-44d1-9188-99aaaffd195b
The move alters competitive dynamics at Barcelona El Prat as LEVEL launches BCN–JFK and expands route authority, coinciding with other carriers increasing BCN capacity (for example, JetBlue's planned Boston–Barcelona and Boston–Milan summer services): https://hype.aero/?story=9b683d89-bab8-40c1-a49c-d4a00a8eb476
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(ES) LEVEL begins operating with its own IATA code • avionrevue.com
(PL) A new era at Level: Flights under its own code • rynek-lotniczy.pl
Level Steers Its Own Course Under Its Own AOC • Aviation Week
(DE) Level launches as an independent airline with new IATA code • aerotelegraph.com
LEVEL begins operations as an independent IAG airline with new 'LL' flight code • aerospaceglobalnews.com
(ES) LEVEL debuts IATA code "LL" and adopts callsign "Dalí" • aviaciondigital.com
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(ES) LEVEL's 'Independence Day' Arrives: Goodbye to IB Code • Aviacionline